Show EVANS WA A8 PUNCHEO + Attorney Van CoU Gives Him a Jab In the Face + STRIFE OF ATTORNEYS t ± EVANS SAID A CT ME FAE sTATEMENTS 4 He Wouldnt tact and Van Cott Struck H Te Offered More of the Same If DesiredIcdent That Enlivened the Investigation Committees Close 4 Ya Van I dldnt think you would do such n thing These words almost teufuly spoken were aU that David Evan could cal to his aid yesterday when Valdema Van Coto excounty attorney and one of counsel for A V McCune in the bribery case struck him full in the face struck him a blow that would have knocked hint down had he not grasped a table to save himself He did not attempt to reset he blow or return it eves with the ford coward in his ringing carS The Incident happened just at the close of the morning session of the investigating In-vestigating committee and even Mr Evans most enthusiastic friends can hardly say that he played a heros I part in it Mr Evans had been arm lag the case for 11 Law and In the I course of his remarks he referred bitterly bit-terly to the suggestion 1 a question I asked by Jr Van Cotto that possibly Mr Evans himself might have been mixed up in the conspiracy to entrap A 1V IlcCime Why 11 Evans cried Van Cott at this YOU must remember that I immediately learned that that was not so and apologized to you for saying 1t 1 know this Mr Van Cott Evans replied that you have mOTe than once made false statements about me in this case and what 15 more you have treated me unfairly throughout You have conducted this whole case like a petulant pettifogger and not like a lawyer He continued this tirade uninterrupted uninter-rupted by the committee for some moment while Mr Van Cott sat still and answered not a word to it al But when the committee arose at noon Mr Van Cot came over to where 11 Ey ans stood by the table The two faced each other menacingly Both are big fnelooking athletic men broad shouldered shoul-dered and sinewy Mr Van Cott Is slightly the taller while Mr Evans has a decided advantage in weight The room was still full of bustling people Some of the committee had gone but Mr Howel had seen Mr Van Col step up to Evans and waite while Bishop 1Yhltne and 111 Sorensen Soren-sen were standing by their chairs Did you mean what you said David Evans asked Van Cott in cam dis passionate tone when you charged me you with molding false statements about youl dont want to discuss i with you at all Evans replied hurriedly raising rais-ing his arm with an angry gesture But youve got to discuss it and I right here and now Van Cott persisted per-sisted Angus Cannon jr had attempted at-tempted to interfere but Van Cott brushed him aside and approached within a foot of Evans The later stood with lowered head leaning lightly light-ly on the table I will not he answered Youre a coward Dave Evans Van Cott said his eyes fashing and youe got to discuss this thing whether you want to or not I want nothing fo da with you was all Evans could find to say The little crowd of spectators lied gathered close about In absorbed interest but no one attempted to Interfere Did you mean to say I had spoken falsely of you 1 Van Colt asked again menacingly 1 did Evans sad somewhat thick b I Mr Van Cott drew back as If to strike Evans while thE later stood with his hands at his side almost like a bor read to be spanked Van Cott hesitated a moment while his eyes blazed and then as if in contempt con-tempt at a man who would offer a unpardonable ilsult and then submit cravenly to chastisement thercfor he struck Evans In the face I was a half hlow from thc shoulder and sent him reeling backwards tilt hc caught the table and recovered himself Mr Evans did not even then assume a defensive posture although he lIed ample lime to strike Van Coto and when friends stepped in between all Evans said was Van Van 1 did not think you would do such a thin = Ive given you one replied Van Coto and you can get another when aver vo l wHnt I I If thats all you can do Evans returned re-turned sarcastically for he was recovering recov-ering his sang froW it wont amount to much and wih that he turned away sang again a he did so I didut think youd do a thing of that kind Van That ended the Incident There was a scarcely perceptible bump upon Mr Evans forehead hen he came to the conittee room and a he spoke he rubbed the spot frquenU as though he had not forgoten the blow or the bump After the close of Evans pesoh later Arer cose sJ in the afternoon the two men came for a moment face to face and It looked as though there mlrht be further hostilities hos-tilities but they imply glared at each other and passed by |